Sean McColl was born on 3 September 1987[1] in Vancouver, Canada and lived in Chambéry, France for several years in his twenties.

He is sponsored by VISA, Adidas, SCARPA, Flashed Climbing, Perfect Descent, Joe Rockheads, and Vertical'Art.

[3] Sean McColl found early success while training with the Canada Youth National Climbing Team.[4]: p.

In 2006, he won in both the lead and speed climbing categories, and was beginning to break into the top 20 finishes at adult competitions.

During Stage 3, McColl fell on the final obstacle, just feet from the end, allowing the American team the opportunity to tie up the competition.

The World competition, McColl led Team Europe to the top of the podium, beating out American "Papal Ninja" Sean Bryan by approximately eight-tenths of a second.

[citation needed] Youth[16] Adult[16] In September 2009, McColl claimed the second ascent of Dreamcatcher, a sport route in Squamish, British Columbia.

It was first established and climbed by Chris Sharma in 2005, and was unrepeated for four years despite efforts by Ethan Pringle, Sonnie Trotter and Paul Robinson.